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December 11, 2011

Magnetic Play Sets [Disney Characters+Backgrounds]

Good Morning Friends!

A little background on this project... At the church I attend, I am on a committee that organizes and designs the gatherings that the women in the church will attend. It's like a party planning committee, except the parties usually consist of a spiritual aspect as well.

We have a December activity, and it's event that tops all the others of the year. As we were developing an agenda I took a note from some past years' and proposed we start our night with a service activity for someone else.

That's how these magnetic activity kits came about. We found a need here, locally, and on the list of things I could need as donations were magentic activity kits. Yes! Perfect, something we could have the ladies make, that would look great homemade!

{One thing I was concerned with, that the gifts look "homemade and awesome!"- not "crappy homemade, like no one cares enough to by you stuff."}

I didn't plan on sharing these on the ol' blog, but I just love them so much!

I compiled images from clip art sites, they are not for profit use images! For personal use only! Please don't make these and try to sell them!!

Each sets of character consists of 3-4 images, including supporting characters or the main character in different positions.

✧ Buy Magnetic Sheets- These go anywhere from $1-3 a sheet! The cheapest can be found from Oriental Trading Company. Even if you have to pay shipping, they'll be cheapest there- by a long shot.

Some sheets you can

✧ Buy a metal container to put your images on and in- little lunchboxes can be found at Joann's & Oriental Trading Company- where I purchased mine

✧ Cut the figures out- This was where the service project came in, I had the women cut out their own sets. Some people included the black extras magnetic sheets for the children to draw their own characters.

Kids can play with the magnetic pieces on the outside of the tins, like this girls set.

Or on the inside cover, which makes it a perfect toy for the car or to take with you on the go!

Now, here's a shot of the boys' outside.

And then, a shot of the boys' inside.

I am thrilled to be giving some very deserving children these toy sets. I think they came out splendidly and they ladies were so happy and willing to cut them out and compile them!

I love this idea... We have some Vintage Metal lunch boxes here and that would be fun to do this with them... I would love for you to share it here http://shoprubyjean.com/2011/12/sew-crafty-tuesday-linky-party1/

This is such a COOOOL idea! The teacher in me wishes I had discovered this before I resigned. Well, it's still fun to look. ;) Feel free to share your ingenuity and creativity anytime at my Show & Tell party. It starts on Wednesdays each week at mrshinesclass.wordpress.com

Oh, these are adorable! I am also on the Enrichment (or whatever it's called now) planning committee. I'm going to make these for my kids and maybe we'll ty these at our Super Saturday this . Thanks for the great idea!